Palmetto FC Bantams News Release -- www.palmettobantamsfc.com
Monday, March 5, 2012
GREENWOOD, S.C. -- Palmetto FC is proud to announce five international players on the 2012 roster. Lee Squires (Sheffield, England), Luke Perry (Macclesfield, England), Mark Smith (London, England), Brendan Ledgeway (York, England), and Gustavo Cunha (Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil) have all joined the Bantams' inaugural team.
Squires gives the Bantams an immediate goal-scoring threat at the forward position. The three time Division II All-American scored twenty goals in two different seasons with Lees-McCrae College. Squires was also Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year on two occasions, and has the school record for goals (67) and points (149). He was hired as the head men's soccer coach at his alma mater in June 2011.
Perry was also a two-time all-conference player at Lees-McCrae College before transferring to Southern Connecticut University. The rising senior is penciled in at the center-midfield position, where he has the ability to score and create. He scored four goals and tallied three assists in the 2011 season.
Smith finished out an impressive four-year career with Anderson University last fall. A career starter, Smith played in 70 games while scoring nine goals and assisting 17 times. He was named to the Division II All-Southeast Region team in 2011. Smith will be a weapon on the wing as he excells at serving balls into the box.
Ledgeway fills the Bantams' need for a second goalkeeper. In his first two college seasons, Ledgeway was an All-Peach Belt Conference goalkeeper, and was also selected to the Division II All-Southeast team in 2011. The rising junior owns the University of Montevallo record for scoreless minutes (534).
Cunha started 16 games in his first season at North Georgia College and State University. The junior college transfer can play anywhere in the midfield and his speed makes him a weapon on the flanks.
The final roster has been released, but stay tuned for more player profiles. Visit www.palmettofc.com for the 2012 schedule, roster, and more information.